In the greatest-Joni-Mitchell-album-of-all-time competition, 1974's Court and Spark is right up there, with "Free Man in Paris," "Raised on Robbery," "Help Me," "The Same Situation," and the devastatingly droll "People's Parties" (methinks she and Jane Austen would hit it off). The recipient in 1995 of Billboard's prestigious Century Award, Mitchell is revered by both fellow artists and the public, and this album shows why.

"A remarkably deft fusion of folk, pop, and jazz which stands as her best-selling work to date…. Smart, smooth, and assured from the first note to the last."—All Music Guide